Ortoya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ortoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Ortoya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ortoya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ortoya occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ortoya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ortoya is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ortoya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

Ortoya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Marsabit County, where 80 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found.

Ortoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortoy911/
Ortoa911/
Ortuya83490/
Ortoyo83170/
Orteya8312/
Ortoye835/
Ortiya835/
Hortoy831/
Ortoia831/
Ortiyas7725/
Gortiya772/
Gorteya771/
Ourtaya771/
Horrtoy770/
Ortea731,319/
Ertoy73527/
Ortay73215/
Ortey7328/
Artoy735/
Ortye733/
Ortaa732/
Ortau731/
Urtoa731/
Ortae731/
Ortai731/
Ortaj731/
Gourtaya7117/
Hartoyah715/
Artouyap711/
Orthey67758/
Artaya67251/
Ortuyo67250/
Ortais67195/
Hortea67122/
Hortai6780/
Artoyo6777/
Artiya6777/
Ortaay6765/
Gortay6755/
Ourtau6729/
Ortgea6724/
Orteja6721/
Urtuya6713/
Ourtou6711/
Ortijo678/
Gortea678/
Ortejo677/
Hortay676/
Erteya675/
Hortaiova675/
Hortúa674/
Ortaji673/
Hortùa673/
Ortuio672/
Orthai672/
Gortaj672/
Orteha672/
Urtoyo672/
Ortija672/
Gortoe672/
Artoja671/
Hortey671/
Orteea671/
Orteyo671/
Hortau671/
Gortey671/
Hartoy671/
Ortuha671/
Ortèga671/
Ortajo671/
Orteyi671/
Ourtey671/
Hertoy670/
Arthoy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ortoya
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